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Vaporum: Lockdown is the prequel to indie dungeon-crawler hit Vaporum, which originally released in 2017. It hit the Switch about two years later, and we were pretty impressed with it. The sequel doesn’t do anything to besmirch that legacy, but I did have one minor gameplay quibble and the game does suffer from one personal pet peeve.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Goblinz Studios Categories: Roguelite, Dungeon Manager Release Date: 04.29.21 Legend of Keepers changes up the standard when it comes to games. In most roguelites you will play as the hero, going deeper and deeper into wherever…
Continue readingIn 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, you play the role of Wei Cheng, a fisherman living in a peaceful, feudal-era fishing village. Your story begins in the midst of a brutal pirate attack on your village.
Continue readingDeveloped By: iLLOGIKA Published By: Tilting Point Categories: Kitchen Simulator Release Date: 04.29.21 I’ve always been in support to porting mobile games to the Nintendo Switch. The touch screen makes it a perfect match. In addition, some games really could…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Blackstaff Games Published By: Merge Games Categories: City Builder Release Date: 04.22.21 There is nothing worse than not enjoying a game with an interesting premise. Buildings Have Feelings Too is built off of an interesting premise. It’s a…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Neil Jones “Aerial_Knight” Published By: Headup Games Categories: Runner Release Date: 05.19.21 Aerial Knight’s Never Yield comes from a genre I’m familiar with, but have never been exactly a fan of. This genre is the Runner genre. Automatically…
Continue readingDeveloper: Ezekiel Rage, 7 Raven Studios Publisher: 7 Raven Studios Categories: Action, Retro Release Date: 04.24.21 The Skylia Prophecy is the kind of game that makes me sad. Really sad. I like this game quite a bit, but the feeling…
Continue readingDeveloped By: 2ndBoss Published By: QUByte Categories: Shooter, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 04.15.21 In the year 2021, I have managed to play two games that have the same premise, an endless Halloween, with your choice of character’s duty to stop…
Continue readingDeveloper: Chibig Publisher: Chibig Genre: Adventure, Other, Simulation, Role-Playing Released: 15th April 2021 It’s a small world after all.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Application System Heidelberg/ASHGames Categories: Idle, Adventure Release Date: 04.14.21 Gamers are usually the kind of folk who want instant gratification. You do something, you get rewarded, it feels good, repeat. However, there’s a world of games…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Brainwash Gang Published By: Digerati Categories: Roguelite, shooter Release Date: 05.06.21 Nongunz: Doppleganger Edition is a very vague, confusing game. After a very brief tutorial, you’re thrown into the world, with no explanation, left to learn yourself. After…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Mc2Games Categories: Escape Room, Puzzle Release Date: 05.12.21 Notice: The game would not allow for screen capture, so I could not take images of the game. I also could not find a proper web page for…
Continue readingHitchhiker could be a Twilight Zone episode in it’s own right. If you enjoy games like Firewatch and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, this game will not disappoint you. Hop in the passenger seat and allow Hitchhiker to take you on a ride down memory lane.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Mc2Games Categories: Puzzle, Escape Room Release Date: 04.21.21 Note: The game would not allow me to take screenshots, so every image is from the game’s website. They may not accurately depict the Switch release. First person…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studica Solution – Electric Monkeys Published By: PQube Categories: Shooter Release Date: 04.09.21 Gravity Heroes is a game that really bums me out. It has so much going for it. Great sprites and animation. The guns feel good…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Digital Legends Categories: Mobile, Shooter Release Date: 03.30.21 I’ll always rally for more mobile games of quality to get ported to the Switch. I’d much rather have an easy way to use buttons with some of…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Tikipod Categories: Shoot em up Release Date: 04.08.21 Exploration, shootemup gameplay, RPG elements, cats! Astro Aqua Kitty has a lot to like, doesn’t it? The Aqua Kitties are in space, finding these strange asteroids filled with…
Continue readingDeveloped By: MONKEYCRAFT Published By: G-Choice (digital), ININ Games, Strictly Limited Games (physical) Categories: Adventure, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 05.28.21 Lets get this out of the way. I am a huge fan of the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. You can…
Continue readingOnce of the earliest known examples of the cyberpunk genre was Neuromancer, by William Gibson. In the novel, a hacker is requested for “one last job” which leads him to an exceptionally powerful artificial intelligence. I am of the opinion that many things we see and experience today is often inspired by things that came before. Synergia is no different.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Sketchbook Games, Fourth State Published By: Modus Games Categories: Narrative, Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 04.06.21 How do you deal with grief? In Lost Words: Beyond the Page, the main character; Izzy writes. Well, she doesn’t write her story…
Continue readingGenesis Noir – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Feral Cat DenPublished By: Fellow TravellerCategory: Point and Click Adventure, Narrative AdventureRelease Date: March 26, 2021 When you begin Genesis Noir you’re presented with a profound opening statement: sometimes reality is too complex for…
Continue readingDeveloped By: NeoBird Published By: BUMBLE3EE Categories: Puzzle, Platformer Release Date: 04.21.21 World Splitter is the kind of game that leaves me really conflicted about how I feel about it. There’s an amazing premise for the game, but that’s blanketed…
Continue readingDeveloper: Nippon Ichi Software Publisher: NIS America, Inc. Genre: Adventure, Action, Shooter Released: 13th April 2021 Fun-fact: Googling for ‘Poison Control’ did not give me the search results I needed to write this review up with.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Emil Markiewicz Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Puzzle Release Date: 04.08.21 They took your cat, they’re missing in the deep, dark depth of space. They left you parts of a map to the galaxy though. Get those…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Hermanos Magia, LEAP Game Studios Published By: indienova Categories: Puzzle, Narrative Release Date: 11.26.20 It’s really hard to put down my feelings for Arrog. There are things I really did love about the game. But then it’s hampered…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Polytron Corporation, Blitworks (Switch port) Published By: Polytron Corporation Categories: Platformer, Puzzle, Indie Release Date: 04.14.21 Fez on the surface is definitely the kind of game I’m sure people will think of when you think of early 2010’s…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Rumbora Party Games Published By: QUByte Interactive Categories: Racing, Party Release Date: 03.25.21 I’m sure if you grew up before videogames were as mainstream as they were, you might have played with RC cars, making your own tracks…
Continue readingDeveloper: RedRuins Softworks Publisher: Hypetrain Digital Genre: Adventure, Simulation, Action, Role-Playing, Survival Released: 6th April 2021 In space no one can hear you scream… with canned laughter.
Continue readingDeveloper and Publisher: Glitchers Categories: Online, Driving, Party Release Date: 03.31.21 Drive Buy seems to be the latest in both vehicular combat games and forever games. You know, the kind of games that live and die on the basis of…
Continue readingDeveloped By: RPGames Publisher: TopHat Studios Categories: Store Simulator Release Date: 04.08.21 It’s a party! With Potions! It’s Potion Party, a game about running a potion store. Make potions, make money, make your store better, and so on. Become the…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Unfold Games Published By: Feardemic Categories: Horror, Puzzle Release Date: 03.18.21 Darq is the latest in games that were happy surprises for me. I came in expecting just a simple Little Nightmares clones. While yes, Darq is a…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Granzella Published By: Nippon Ichi Software America Categories: Shmup Release Date: 04.30.21 Not only the product of a successful Kickstarter campaign, but the first original R-Type game in over a decade, R-Type Final 2 is finally in our…
Continue readingDeveloper: Asmodee Digital Publisher: Asmodee Digital Genre: Adventure, RPG, Strategy Released: 23rd March 2021 The name Arkham has a long and storied history in fiction dating back all the way from H.P. Lovecraft’s works to the more recent and superhero…
Continue readingDeveloped By: NExT Studios Published By: PM Studios Categories: Action Release Date: 03.25.21 Are you a fan of Vanillaware’s Muramasa? Have you wanted to play that game, but with a more Chinese feel, as opposed to Japan’s mythology? This is…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studio Koba Published By: Team17 Categories: Adventure, Action, Retro Release Date: 03.30.21 In Narita Boy, you play as a young gamer sucked into the game Nartia Boy, tasked with stopping HIM from deleting the creator’s memories. You’ll go…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: RetroSoft Studios Categories: Wrestling Release Date: 03.30.21 RetroMania Wrestling is the game fans of Technos’ Wrestlefest, or just wrestling games have been waiting for. It’s no secret that the world of wrestling videogames has been…lacking lately….
Continue readingDeveloped By: Minimol Games Published By: QUByte Interactive Categories: Puzzle Release Date: 03.18.21 Themed with Vikings, put in a chess style, Chess Knights: Viking Lands is a bit of a new type of puzzle game to me. I’ve never experienced…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wayforward Technologies (original), Limited Run Games (port) Published By: Wayforward Technologies (digital), Limited Run Games (physical) Categories: Adventure, Platformer, Retro Release Date: 04.22.21 You can play every Shantae game outside of the Apple Watch game on the Switch….
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: 10tons Categories: Roguelite, Twin stick shooter Release Date: 03.24.21 A twin stick shooter with lots of weapons, a steampunk retro feel, roguelike elements, and a general Lovecraft inspiration seeping throughout? Not to mention with a mech…
Continue readingDeveloper: Codeglue, Experience Inc. Publisher: NIS America Genre: Role-Playing Dungeon Crawler Released: March 16, 2021 It’s been out for awhile now… a month or two in advance would’ve been nice for this massive collection. Jesting aside, what a collection. Prepare…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Stas Shostak Published By: Samustai Categories: Soulslike, Action Release Date: 02.26.21 Katana Kata is by the developer’s admission is a souls like game, but with more of a focus on the precision of your swordplay. High Strike. Low…
Continue readingDeveloped By: PopCap Games Published By: Electronic Arts Categories: Shooter Release Date: 03.19.21 Plants versus Zombies…who will win. Or rather, who do you want to win? With Battle for Neighborville, instead of the series’ tower defense roots (heh), we have…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Kylotonn Published By: Nacon Categories: Rally Racing, Simulation Release Date: 03.11.21 WRC 9 is an unfortunate case for the Switch. I hate to say things like this, but WRC9 probably shouldn’t be on the Switch. It’s not a…
Continue readingBlack Legend for the Nintendo Switch is a game that has basically every element I’m looking for in a game, but has too many warts to fully satisfy.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studio Fizbin Published By: Thunderful Games Categories: NO! Release Date: 04.09.21 You’ve started a new job in an office as an intern. A shy person really, never being able to muster anything at any situation. Your new job…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Gagonfe, Ulon, and Rhowsl Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Favor simulator Release Date: 03.11.21 Bob Help Them is a simple game. People want something, you get it for them. Chop wood, collect food, fish, cook. Pet the dog. Alright,…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Mommy’s Best Games Categories: Shooter Release Date: 03.18.21 Explosionade DX is a gross game. It’s grimy, it’s metallic, it’s chunky and there’s gonna be a mess everywhere. Good thing you’re in a mechsuit. This is a…
Continue readingEl Hijo – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Honig StudiosPublished By: HandyGamesCategory: Stealth AdventureRelease Date: March 25, 2021 There needs to be more games like El Hijo, where the stakes are high but it isn’t about kill or be killed. Many other…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Pixel.lu, Sometimes You (porting duties) Published By: Pixel.lu Categories: Platformer Release Date: 03.03.21 In Sir Lovelot the goal is to love…a lot. Go from tower to tower, princess to princess, like it’s nothing. Hope you at least bothered…
Continue readingBattle Brothers for the Nintendo Switch is a strategy game that doesn’t really have much in the way of innovation. Instead, it is a testament to the power of exceptional execution.
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